Aureliachoerus

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Aureliachoerus
Temporal range: 16.9–12.75  Ma
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Palaeochoerus aurelianensis.JPG
Fossil of Aureliachoerus aurelianensis (labeled as Palaeochoerus )
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Suidae
Subfamily: Hyotheriinae
Genus: Aureliachoerus
Ginsburg, 1974
Type species
Aureliachoerus aurelianensis
Stehlin, 1899
Species
  • A. aurelianensis
  • A. minus

Aureliachoerus was an extinct genus of suids that existed during the Miocene in Europe. [1] [2] [3]

The species Aureliachoerus aurelianensis was originally considered a species of Palaeochoerus . The second species, A. minus was smaller than A. aurelianensis and had less complex molars. [4]

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References

  1. "Fossilworks: Aureliachoerus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. "Aureliachoerus - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  3. "Palaeochoerinae". tolweb.org. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
  4. van der Made, J.; Morales, J. (1992). "901-914 Aureliachoerus (Suidae, Mammalia) from Agreda and other Miocene localities of Spain". Geobios. 32 (6): 901–914. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(99)80872-9.